Jenny Macklin (Jagajaga, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Families and Payments) Share this | Hansard source

I'm speaking today on the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017. I move:

That all the words after 'That' be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:

'the House:

(1) declines to give the bill a second reading because it is a cynical attempt by this Government to distract from its political problems; and

(2) calls on the Government to:

(a) drop their costly and unproven drug testing trial of social security recipients that medical experts say won't work;

(b) listen to medical and health experts by implementing proven ways to assist people battling drug addiction by investing in treatment and rehabilitation services; and

(c) stop demonising vulnerable Australians who rely on our social security system.'

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